One eye open

Boots on wood, house still breathin’

Morning light don’t say a thing

Hat pulled low, one eye open

Coffee’s cold but the hands stay steady

Same mirror, older than I’m ready

Lines on my face like welds in steel

Every one earned, every one real

I don’t talk loud, I let time explain

Why I move slow but I carry weight

There’s dust on my vest, truth in my stare

Been everywhere I needed to be—still here

I don’t chase noise, I don’t make a scene

I stand where the pressure gets mean

One eye open, other one closed

I see more than I let on show

World keeps barkin’, I don’t flinch

I’ve lived my life on the heavy end

No hands up, no flag waved

I don’t bend just to feel saved

One eye open, breath held tight

Still standin’ here at the end of the night

Still standin’ here…

Walls remember the nights I passed

Boot heels slow on the hardwood crack

I’ve buried plans, I’ve kept my word

Learned which promises don’t deserve

Glasses fog when the truth gets close

Funny how silence tells you the most

I don’t need luck, I don’t need cheers

I’ve outlived doubt, I’ve outrun fear

I don’t rush fate, I don’t beg time

I just hold the line

One eye open, other one closed

I see more than I let on show

World keeps barkin’, I don’t flinch

I’ve lived my life on the heavy end

No hands up, no flag waved

I don’t bend just to feel saved

One eye open, breath held tight

Still standin’ here at the end of the night

If I go quiet, don’t read it wrong

That’s just me stayin’ strong

Storms pass quicker when you don’t run

I already won what needed won

One eye open, steady ground

Ain’t much left can knock me down

I don’t need the last word said

I let my shadow speak instead

Hat low, spine straight

I don’t owe the world an explanation

One eye open, candle low

Still here—yeah, that’s the code

Boots don’t rush

Lights go dim

Same man walkin’ back in